*Patti La Belle recently took a moment to clarify her heartfelt connection with the late Aretha Franklin, addressing long-standing rumors of discord between the two music legends. During an appearance ...

(RNS) — What would a conversation between Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul sound like? The question may seem random, as the two figures are so different. One is the Queen of Soul, a Memphis native ...

Beneath the surface of Aretha Franklin‘s iconic public persona lay a complex web of lovers and entanglements, some more passionate than others, and some fraught with tension, with most of them kept ...

The famed music producer said Franklin "stood more for history than any one person I've ever been with" Shahar Azran/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty Clive Davis looked back on his relationship with Aretha ...

Happy (belated) birthday to the Queen of Soul! Aretha Franklin, born March 25, 1942, left an indelible mark on music, culture, and civil rights. Her voice—powerful, passionate, and ...

When Aretha Franklin sought a second metro Detroit home as a creative sanctuary and hub for her famously lavish parties, she found the ideal spot. In March 1994, she purchased the Rose Estate, a ...

For those who came of age during the early days of MTV, Peter Wolf will forever be known as the frontman of the J. Geils Band, whose “Centerfold” and “Freeze Frame” videos were as much a channel ...

Aretha Franklin wasn’t just the Queen of Soul—she was a cultural icon who left an indelible mark on music and history. Her influence went beyond her powerful voice, shaping feminism, civil rights, and ...

Aretha Franklin’s Detroit-area home has found a buyer after spending years on and off the market. Located about 25 miles northwest of Detroit, the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, house first hit the ...

New owners Trevor Thomas and Brandon Lynum purchased the 5,623-square-foot Rose Estate Trevor Thomas and Brandon Lynum have invested money in restoring the house to its original look and luster. The ...

On this day (August 16) in 2018, the music world lost one of its greatest voices—Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul was 76 years old when she passed away from pancreatic cancer. Many of Franklin’s ...